Welcome to the Department of English!

The discipline known as "English" embraces a wide range of interests: from literature written in the English language in the British Isles and America to the creation of literature to the formal study of language, composition, and rhetoric.

Students and faculty in the Department engage in a variety of research and creative activities outside the classroom, culminating in each year's Undergraduate-Graduate Research Celebration in early spring. One such project is Dr. Gregg Hecimovich's research on The Bondwoman's Narrative, which was recently profiled in The New York Times. We also sponsor an annual trip to the American Shakespeare Center for students and faculty.

The department chair is Dr. Gregg Hecimovich and the administrative assistant is Ms. Carol Schlabach. Summer office hours are 8:00 AM--5:30 PM, Mondays thru Thursdays, and 8:00-11:30 Friday. (The office is not normally closed for lunch.) Fall and spring hours are 8:30 AM --5:00 PM, Mondays thru Friday. (The office is not normally closed for lunch)

If you need an override for a course, please fill out the attached form and you will hear back within 2 - 3 working days (unless there are special circumstances).